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NASA Image Of The Day - Above Earth

NASA Image Of The Day - Above Earth

With a mostly dark home planet behind him, astronaut Michael Good rides Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm to the exact position he needs to be to continue work on the Hubble Space Telescope on the STS-125 mission's fourth spacewalk on May 17, 2009.

 

Complex Hubble Repairs Begin

Work with new tools is highly intricate, as dozens of pieces could hit and damage telescope.

 

Shuttle Fuels for Launch to Upgrade Hubble

Fueling has started on space shuttle Atlantis for its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

 

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